As the H1N1 influenza sweeps through college campuses across the country, schools are implementing plans to deal with the day-to-day realities of coping with a contagious illness. On the front lines of those affected will be professors, who may see large numbers of empty seats in their classrooms.

Students this year have a wider range of options in choosing their health insurance policy with the addition of the Penn Add-On Plan, designed to supplement a pre-existing private insurance plan.

Parking in Philadelphia will be a little harder to come by today, as local spaces citywide are turned into micro parks.

Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius recommended in a conference call with college reporters Friday that universities create alternate housing and food delivery programs for students with possible cases of H1N1.

Just when it seemed that the city would be forced to lay off 3,000 employees and cut many essential services, the state legislature passed House Bill 1828 yesterday to prevent Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter from implementing his Plan C, or "doomsday," proposal.

When Navy hired Dave Brandt as men's soccer coach after a 4-11-3 season, the Midshipmen expected results. That's because Brandt's .888 winning percentage at Division III Messiah College over the last 12 years is the highest in any NCAA Division.

The House of Representatives voted 253 to 171 yesterday to expand the amount of federal aid to students by ending subsidies to private lenders.

Harvard's biggest rival is Yale, but in recent seasons the annual non-conference tangle with Holy Cross has still been intense.

At first glance, the children Chad Lassiter mentors seem pretty average - they like going to the park and playing basketball. But they also suffer from separation anxiety, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Last season then-freshman Matt Hamscher saw action in seven games and won Ivy League Rookie of the Week Oct. 13 after rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown in the Oct. 11 matchup at Georgetown.

For a while, at least, it seemed like the economic climate that has hurt so many industries would affect Penn football. Unable to find a presenting sponsor, the Versus television network could not continue its Ivy League-wide package that debuted last season.

On Nov. 1, 1876, twenty Penn students took on a Princeton squad in the Quakers' first-ever football game. The Red and Blue lost, six goals to none, but by taking the field that day they kicked off the legacy that would become Penn football.

When the members of the Penn football team are scrounging for extra tickets to provide to friends and family, Bradford Blackmon is the last person they ask.

From Van Wilder to Asher Roth, many college seniors have fantasized about never leaving their collegiate lives behind.

First and foremost, the DP doesn't endorse gambling in any shape or variety (except fantasy football, March Madness pools, trifectas at a Triple Crown race and Swamis).

Penn has developed a tradition the last five seasons: facing Villanova in the first or second week of the year, and most likely at at Franklin Field since just one of the games has been played on the Main Line.

Cornell's Kelley Kantarian has scored four goals in four games played this season. It will be up to the Penn field hockey team to stop her.